The Blueprint
5. Research/evidence
To get ahead of the epidemic, we need research. Canada's investments in basic science, evaluation and research (epidemiological, clinical, psychosocial, community-based and health services):
- enable us to track and monitor the spread of HIV
- contribute to worldwide efforts to understand and stop HIV disease
- help us understand the needs of people living with HIV and of communities at risk
- lead to stronger care and treatment programs
- inform policy
- help us make more effective use of limited resources
The Blueprint
- Commitment to social justice and human rights
- Leadership and innovation
- Meaningful participation of people living with HIV/communities at risk
- Early intervention
- Research/evidence
- A sustained response
- Culture-, gender- and age -appropriate programs and services
- A commitment to monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement
- Shared responsibility